NAME
jinja2tt2 - Transpile Jinja2 templates to Template Toolkit 2
SYNOPSIS
jinja2tt2 [options] [input_file]
# From file
jinja2tt2 template.j2 > template.tt
# From stdin
echo '{{ name|upper }}' | jinja2tt2
# In-place conversion
jinja2tt2 -i template.j2
# With debug output
jinja2tt2 -d template.j2OPTIONS
- -h, --help
-
Print this help message and exit.
- -v, --version
-
Print version information and exit.
- -d, --debug
-
Print debug information (tokens and AST) to stderr.
- -o, --output FILE
-
Write output to FILE instead of stdout.
- -i, --inplace
-
Convert file in place, creating a .tt file alongside the input.
EXAMPLES
# Simple variable
echo '{{ user.name }}' | jinja2tt2
# Output: [% user.name %]
# Filter
echo '{{ name|upper }}' | jinja2tt2
# Output: [% name.upper %]
# Loop
echo '{% for item in items %}{{ item }}{% endfor %}' | jinja2tt2
# Output: [% FOREACH item IN items %][% item %][% END %]
# Conditional
echo '{% if user %}Hello{% endif %}' | jinja2tt2
# Output: [% IF user %]Hello[% END %]SUPPORTED CONSTRUCTS
Variables and attribute access
Filters (most common ones)
for loops (including else clause)
if/elif/else conditionals
Blocks and inheritance (partial)
Includes
Macros
Comments
Whitespace control (-% tags)
LIMITATIONS
Template inheritance (extends) requires manual adjustment
Some filters need TT2 plugins (JSON, Dumper, etc.)
Complex expressions may need review
Autoescape is not directly supported in TT2
AUTHOR
Luciano Federico Pereira